georgia about how we have increased spending since 2008, beginning january january 2009 when president obama raised his hand. i think we are all here to roll up their sleeves and find a long-term solution to the debt. but just as you know that increased revenue is not going to solve the entire problem by any stretch, neither, we can't cut away of our budget difficulties either. so when you look at what has happened in terms of the budget in 2009, january 2009 and now, when there was an increase in spending, and just talk about that out of context, why was there an increase in spending? are we spending just to spend or was this the governments response, our response with you voted for it or not, to a very serious problem in the united states of america. people out of work, health care costs going through the roof, so how do we do at? no one else is spending and if we don't have private capital investment and that started before the end of 2008, then how do you prescribe to provide an atmosphere so there is investment in the economy? we want private investment. we know that the government can'